Thursday, January 21, 2010

New York, January 19—Taste the “Rex Ryan Classic Burger,” it’s a winner! The Jets amazing performance and long-shot victory in the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the heavily-favored San Diego Chargers on Sunday was more than appetizing for their fans. So, Gallagher’s Steak House, the New York City steak house for sports mavens, will salute Gang Green’s tasty march to the AFC title game against Indianapolis this Sunday with the “Go Gang Green Power Lunch” on its menu all this week. Jets fans can eat up the big win!

The “Gang Green Power Lunch” items at Gallagher’s include such triumphant additions as “Shonn Greene Spinach Salad” and “Darrelle Revis Endive and Beet-up the Offense” Salad as appetizers, the “Rex Ryan Classic Burger,” the “Broadway Joe Burger” and the “Mark Sanchez CAB Steak” as main courses, and “Nick Mangold New York Cheese Cake” for dessert.

The menu is priced at $28 (plus tax and gratuity), and is available from 12 noon to 3 pm. Gallagher’s Steak House is located at 228 West 52nd Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue in New York City. For reservations call 212.245-5336.

“We wanted to salute the sweet taste of the Jets Divisional Playoff victory with this special menu, and hope that Sunday's game against the Colts will be equally succulent," said Gallagher’s spokesman John Cirillo. “The Jets were quintessential New York in the win, just like Gallagher’s.”

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Nice work killing health reform Curt Schilling. The "bloody sock" now becomes a metaphor for lack of health care in America. Yesterday's election also shows how thoughtful Massachusetts voters are these days. Maybe he can start a grassroots movement to reinstate his buddy George W. Bush as president and get all those fans from "The Red Sox Nation" who will do anything he tells them to behind him. He heard the call from the Fatherland and did his duty!

An accomplished trumpeter who led one of the region's premier bands of the '50s, he made the transition to recording star at Hi Records in the '60s. At Hi he became a vital part of the organization by engineering, producing, scouting talent and eventually running the label. A true renaissance man, Willie Mitchell created his own Memphis sound - a uniquely sophisticated brand of funk.

He put together one of the world's greatest rhythm sections - Hi Rhythm – featuring Teenie Hodges on guitar, Charles Hodges on organ, Leroy Hodges on bass and drummer Howard Grimes. He made stars of Ann Peebles, Otis Clay, O.V. Wright and Syl Johnson, creating recordings still revered, covered and sampled to this day.

In 1969 while on tour with his Willie Mitchell Band, he met a young singer from Michigan in Midland, Texas and brought him back to Memphis. Together, he and Al Green made history, creating an unparalleled body of work featuring arguably the greatest voice in soul backed by Mitchell's unique mix of gritty southern R&B and elegant arrangements.

In 2007 he was recognized by the Memphis Chapter of The Recording Academy at The Recording Academy Honors. In 2008 he received an even larger honor from The Recording Academy at the 50th annual GRAMMY Awards - The Trustees Award.

His impact on Memphis and music is immeasurable. There will probably never be another one like him.

About Me

John Swenson has been writing about popular music since 1967. He edited the award-winning website jazze.com for Knit Media and has worked as an editor at Crawdaddy, Rolling Stone, Circus, Rock World, OffBeat magazine and been published in virtually every popular music magazine of note over that time. He was a syndicated music columnist for more than 20 years at United Press International and Reuters. Swenson has written 14 published books including biographies of Bill Haley, The Who, Stevie Wonder and The Eagles and co-edited the original Rolling Stone Record Guide with Dave Marsh. He is also the editor of The Rolling Stone Jazz and Blues Album Guide.
In another role Swenson is a veteran sports writer who covered the New York Rangers for 30 years, writing pieces for outlets from Rolling Stone to the Associated Press. Swenson is also a veteran horseracing columnist and handicapper who covered the New York racing scene as a columnist for the New York Post and the New Orleans Fair Grounds meet for The Daily Racing Form. His profile on jockey Steve Cauthen: Rise To Stardom, Fall From Grace in Spur Magazine was nominated for an Eclipse Award.